Analysis / Will the Tories meet their 2019 manifesto pledges? Remember the 40 new hospitals and the 300,000 additional homes a year? Here’s how that’s going By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 2 Jan 2024
Explainer / More than just an election: The other key political events in 2024 From new immigration laws to the Covid inquiry’s module on vaccines, 2024 is more than just a year to head to the polls By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 2 Jan 2024
News / Police disproportionately target Black rough sleepers under archaic law Exclusive: Data reveals Black people are more likely to be arrested for being homeless under the Vagrancy Act By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 19 Dec 2023
News / Government maintains it ‘got big decisions right’ as Covid inquiry breaks Top scientists have argued lockdown should have been a week earlier – and that there was evidence for it at the time By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 14 Dec 2023
Analysis / Did Sunak mislead Parliament over Eat Out to Help Out? Sunak told MPs that scientific advice had been taken ‘at all steps’ during Covid. That’s not what the inquiry has heard By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 14 Dec 2023
News / Sunak insists there was no need to consult scientists on Eat Out to Help Out Bullish under questioning, the prime minister claimed Eat Out was a ‘micropolicy’ that did not need scientific input By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 11 Dec 2023
News / Johnson denies ‘racism’ contributed to deaths of ethnic minority NHS staff Ex-PM struggled to answer Covid inquiry’s questions on disproportionate number of deaths in minority ethnic groups By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 7 Dec 2023
News / Johnson: ‘I didn't know scientists weren’t consulted on Eat Out to Help Out’ The former prime minister said he did not understand how it had been ‘smuggled past the scientific advice’ By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 7 Dec 2023
News / Boris Johnson: I should have had more women in top team during Covid But the former PM rejected accusations of a ‘toxic’ culture and said he also needed team to be ‘argumentative’ By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 6 Dec 2023
News / Airbnb claims homeowners have to let out properties to help with energy bills Data shows most people with second homes are in the highest income bracket By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 6 Dec 2023
News / Boris Johnson: My mistakes during Covid did not lead to excess deaths Appearing at the Covid inquiry, the former PM struggled to name a single mistake his government made By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 6 Dec 2023
News / Boris Johnson dodges bereaved families by arriving at Covid inquiry at 7am Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK had planned a protest for the former PM's entrance to the inquiry By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 6 Dec 2023
